The Graduate Students’ Association at Carleton University will donate $300 to Occupy Ottawa to create a new a “Learning Commons” tent in the park. A representative of the association announced…
James Petras discusses Greece, austerity and the European economic crisis. The Council of Canadian’s Trade Campaigner, Stuart Trew, updates us on Canada’s most recent rounds of trade talks with the…
Charles Adler slobbers over Fox News star Bill O’Reilly in hopes of casting some reflected attention on his obscure Sun TV program. I wonder if O’Reilly’s latest book will suffer…
To some, the Eurozone crisis has all the hallmarks of a train crash. These onlookers are only partly right.The Eurozone crisis is a slow motion train wreck, with the speed…
What Canadian politician would try to shut down a blog? From Google: Observations on Content Removal Requests We received a request from a Canadian politician to remove a blog criticizing…
Most people are unaware of the incident that traumatized Rob Ford as a child:
Most people are unaware of the incident that traumatized Rob Ford as a child:
Most people are unaware of the incident that traumatized Rob Ford as a child:
Most people are unaware of the incident that traumatized Rob Ford as a child:
Photo courtesy of the National Post, URL http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/10/26/tasha-kheiriddin-arab-spring-leads-to-shariah-autumn/I have to begin by saying that I have no conclusive evidence that shows that disike of Islam and muslims in gen...
The question seems trite except people often seem surprised to learn marijuana is illegal in Canada. To be specific, possession of marijuana even for personal use is (absent a licence…
I don’t have much new to add to what is surely the key economic issue of the hour beyond pointing to useful commentary by Larry Elliott in the Guardian and…
As a former child I can tell what not to give out for the big day:Toothbrushes: Even if you are a dentist.Rice: Sure, I know, when you cook it there…
Bass-baritone Hans Hermann Nissen sings Die Meistersinger from 1927. http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=irB5TiJ3GKY
In 1972, Nobel Prize-winning economist James Tobin suggested his now famous currency transaction tax as a way to manage the volatility of exchange rates. He believed that governments were not…
Perfect time to bring in a crime bill that will help spike those numbers Stephen Harper.After years of liberal policies by Liberal and Progressive Conservative governments that, hand in hand…
When Barack Obama was elected to be the 44th President of the United States, the simple fact that he is black was itself symbolic, momentous and meaningful. As Obama was…
